Lakeshore Outreach

All contributions by Jim Hopkins

There is much to look forward to this September. Yes, the A’s are in the running for the title in the American League West, however, as important as the A’s success is to my mental well being, I have several … Continue reading September 5, 2013→

September Greetings, I enjoyed the Labor Day holiday yesterday (Went to my first ever Spin (Stationary Bicycle Exercise) Class, did some gardening with my Beloved and finished reading “In the Garden of Beasts,” the September LABC Reads selection. However, the downside … Continue reading September 3, 2013→

Thanks to all, especially Sheila Brown who shared her August 28, 1963 experiences with us, who made Sunday’s commemoration of the 5oth Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom so meaningful. I am convinced that LABC will … Continue reading August 27, 2013→

This is the week that many families make the Back to School transition. Prayers for all who are negotiating this sometimes difficult adjustment. It is also the week that life at Lakeshore gets back to full speed with the restart … Continue reading August 20, 2013→

Greetings to All. It is wonderful to be home. After a good week as the speaker at the Pacific Redwoods Family Camp of Journeys Farthest Out (I hope we can get a representative group from LABC to attend this camp in … Continue reading August 13, 2013→

Ironically, or perhaps, providentially, the Revised Common Lectionary Gospel Reading for Sunday, July 14, the morning after the George Zimmerman verdict in the slaying of Trayvon Martin was announced, was the Parable of the Good Samaritan. When, as the sun … Continue reading August 1, 2013→

We changed our worship service as it was taking place this past Sunday in order to respond to the George Zimmerman verdict in the slaying of Trayvon Martin. I appreciate the skill of my colleagues in making the needed adjustments “in the moment” and I … Continue reading July 16, 2013→

The images of the charred hulk of the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 resting near the runway at San Francisco International Airport continue to rule the news in the Bay Area insuring that the same images remain fixed our minds. Prayers continue for … Continue reading July 9, 2013→

The following is the press release that PICO California released following the passage of the 2014 state budget, including the Local Control Funding Formula for public schools, by the California State Legislature. As part of PICO California I worked very … Continue reading July 4, 2013→

In all likelihood the prayers of many us are with the families of 19 firefighters who died fighting a blaze in Arizona on Sunday, the families of the young men killed at the Wingstop Restaurant on Lake Park Avenue, and … Continue reading July 2, 2013→